"is officially credited on the song, she became the youngest person in the history to have a charted song on a ""Billboard"" chart ever. It also debuted at number 23 on the Rap Songs chart in the US for the chart issue dated January 28, 2012. The official music video for ""Glory"" was released on April 16, 2015. Glory (Jay-Z song) ""Glory"" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z featuring his daughter Blue Ivy Carter (credited as B.I.C.) and background vocals from Pharrell Williams. Produced by The Neptunes, it premiered on Jay-Z's official website LifeandTimes.com on January 9, 2012, two"
"became the youngest person ever to appear on a ""Billboard"" chart when ""Glory"" debuted on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number 74. On June 18, 2017, Beyoncé's father Mathew Knowles confirmed that she had given birth to twins with Jay-Z, a daughter, Rumi, and a son, Sir. On December 1, 1999, Jay-Z, who had come to believe that record executive Lance ""Un"" Rivera was behind the bootlegging of ""Vol. 3..."", allegedly stabbed Rivera at the release party for Q-Tip's album ""Amplified"" at the Kit Kat Klub, a now-defunct night club in Times Square, New York City. Jay-Z's associates at the party"
"Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncé's theatrical film debut in ""Austin Powers in Goldmember"" (2002) and the release of her first solo album, ""Dangerously in Love"" (2003). The album established her as"
"In 2016, he signed a two-year exclusive film and TV Deal with Weinstein Company and with the deal gives them first-look options to create scripted and unscripted TV projects and film projects, and those projects were in works. As part of his deal with Weinstein company, he produced a documentary series on the life of Kalief Browder who was imprisoned for three years and committed suicide upon his release. He also addressed racial profiling and police brutality in a conscious manner. Jay-Z is married to American R&B singer Beyoncé. In 2002, Jay-Z and Beyoncé collaborated for the song ""'03 Bonnie"
"members. Beyoncé has said that she is against police brutality but isn't anti-police. Beyoncé started a relationship with Jay-Z after their collaboration on "" '03 Bonnie & Clyde"", which appeared on his seventh album """" (2002). Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, fuelling speculation about their relationship. On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married without publicity. , the couple had sold a combined 300 million records together. They are known for their private relationship, although they have appeared to become more relaxed in recent years. Both have acknowledged difficulty that arose in their"
"and ""Déjà Vu"" (2006). It was later announced that they had been dating since recording ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"". The latter's release also marked the debut of the solo career of Beyoncé, leaving Destiny's Child on hiatus. ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"" features drums and live instrumentation such as bass instruments and guitar chords. It also consists of a beat sampled from ""Me and My Girlfriend"". The song was inspired by the 1967 American crime film ""Bonnie and Clyde"" as Jay-Z and Beyoncé proclaim themselves as the current version of the criminal duo. Ethan Brown of ""New York"" magazine noted that"
"""Miss a Meal"", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S. In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year. Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and dancer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became"
"Tina Knowles Célestine Ann Beyincé (born January 4, 1954), known as Tina Knowles, is an American businesswoman and fashion designer known for her House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles fashion brands. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, and was previously married to Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny's Child as well as Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland until 2011. Knowles was born Célestine Ann Beyincé in Galveston, Texas, in 1954, the youngest of seven children. Her ancestry is Louisiana Creole of color. Her family roots are from Iberia Parish, Louisiana. She is a descendant"
"Mathew Knowles Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1952) is a record label owner, talent manager, and businessman. He is best known for being the manager of Destiny's Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. He is the ex-husband of Tina Knowles, and father-in-law of Jay-Z. Knowles began his business career in sales of office and medical equipment. He moved to Houston in 1976 and worked for the Xerox Corporation for 10 years, primarily in the medical-systems sales division. Knowles afterward worked selling a CT/MRI diagnostic imaging equipment to hospitals and health facilities. He also worked in neurosurgical"
"Board Committee. In 2011, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Gospel Music Association. In 2013, Knowles was accused of not paying taxes for the years 2010 and 2011. The total amount Knowles owed was reported to be $1,213,580.84. Mathew Knowles Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1952) is a record label owner, talent manager, and businessman. He is best known for being the manager of Destiny's Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. He is the ex-husband of Tina Knowles, and father-in-law of Jay-Z. Knowles began his business career in sales of office and"
"both of them. ""03 Bonnie & Clyde"" was performed by Jay-Z and Beyoncé on several television shows and was later included on the set list of their concert performances and tours, most notably on their co-headlining On the Run Tour (2014). ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"" marked the first collaboration between rapper Jay-Z and R&B singer Beyoncé. While listening to Shakur's """", producer Kanye West suggested that American rapper Tupac Shakur's song ""Me and My Girlfriend"" would make a good sample to use on Jay-Z's duet with Beyoncé. West told MTV News that Jay-Z had asked him on the telephone for"
"for the most liked image on the website at the time. On July 13, 2017, Beyoncé uploaded the first image of herself and the twins onto her Instagram account, confirming their birth date as a month prior, on June 13, 2017 and the names Rumi and Sir Carter. The twins were born at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California. Rumi, the daughter, was born before Sir, the son. She wrote of her pregnancy and its aftermath in the iconic September 2018 of ""Vogue"", in which she had full control of the cover, shot by photographer Tyler Mitchell. Beyoncé performed"
"2014, according to ""Pollstar's"" annual year end tour chart. The show on September 20, 2014, airing on the US television network HBO, following the taping of the two concerts in Paris, France, where the tour concluded. Beyoncé and Jay-Z first collaborated in 2002 on ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"", a song from Jay-Z's seventh studio album, """". Since then, other notable collaborations between the pair include Beyoncé's 2003 number-one song, ""Crazy in Love"" featuring Jay-Z, 2013's ""Part II (On the Run)"" which is widely regarded as the follow up to ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"" and ""Drunk in Love"", the couple's collaboration"
"The girls [Beyonce and Michelle Williams] wrote it for me. Destiny's Child is deeper than what people see on the surface. Those are my homies for life... Those girls we stuck with each other – period."" Producer 9th Wonder initially met Beyoncé while she was in the recording studio as rapper Jay-Z was recording the song ""Threat"" for his 2003 album ""The Black Album"". After Jay went through the CD of tracks that 9th Wonder handed to him, Beyoncé mentioned that she liked what she heard from him. Several months later, 9th received a call from Jay-Z asking for him"
"motherhood"". The single ""Drunk in Love"", featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. In April 2014, after much speculation, Beyoncé and Jay-Z officially announced their On the Run Tour. It served as the couple's first co-headlining stadium tour together. On August 24, 2014, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé also won home three competitive awards: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for ""Pretty Hurts"", as well as best collaboration for ""Drunk in Love"". In November, ""Forbes"" reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning"
"2018, Thicke's girlfriend, April Love Geary, gave birth to their daughter Mia Love Thicke. In August 2018, Geary announced that the couple was expecting their second child. During a 2008 interview, when asked if he had ever benefited from his parents' connection to the entertainment industry, Thicke answered, ""It never helped. It's always been a hindrance … People can't see me without seeing them, and it affects the way people see me … When you listen to Jay-Z's music, you don't see his mother and father standing there. You don't even think of his mother and father. But if you"
"and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for ""Time""'s Person of the Year. With the release of ""Lemonade"", Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in ""Billboard"" chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine ""Tina"" Knowles (née Beyincé), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyoncé's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and"
"and R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. Their marriage in New York City in early 2008, was reported by ""People"". Knowles and Jay-Z were listed as the most powerful couple for ""Time"" magazine's 100 most influential people of 2006. In January 2009, ""Forbes"" ranked them as Hollywood's top-earning couple, with a combined total of $162 million. They also made it to the top of the list the following year, with a combined total of $122 million between June 2008 and June 2009. The spotlight and attention given to American celebrity supercouples reached its height in 2006, when the celebrity phenomenon dubbed ""Brangelina"""
"and ""The Story of O.J."" was nominated for Record of the Year at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In April 2016, Jay-Z's wife Beyoncé released her sixth studio album, ""Lemonade"". Lyrically, it alleged that Jay-Z was unfaithful. In June 2017, ""4:44"" was teased after posters were displayed in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami as well as banner ads started appearing on the Internet. A one-minute teaser ad was aired during the NBA Finals on June 7 featuring actors Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong'o and Danny Glover, ending with ""4:44 – 6.30.17, Exclusively on Tidal"". On June 18, Father's Day,"
"details the heartbreak the couple suffered over a previous miscarriage. The song opens with Blue's first heartbeat, and includes a sample of Blue's cries towards the end. On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé Knowles gave birth to her and Jay-Z's first child, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Two days later, Jay-Z released ""Glory"" on his social website LifeandTimes.com. Produced by The Neptunes, the song was composed in honor to Blue Ivy Carter, who is credited on it. It impacted US urban contemporary radio playlists on January 17, 2012. ""Glory"" is an emotional hip hop song dedicated"
"The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams on the platform. On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Five months later, she at Revel Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy. In January 2013, Destiny's Child released ""Love Songs"", a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded"
"street. During the end, a man can be seen holding a newspaper with Martin Luther King Jr.'s face on it with the title ""The Truth"". Later on, a young hooded boy dances in front of a line of police officers with their hands up before the video cuts to a graffitied wall with the words ""stop shooting us"" tagged on it. Dance routines are performed throughout the video by Beyoncé accompanied by back-up dancers. Her daughter Blue Ivy Carter makes a cameo appearance, sporting a natural afro. The music video is narrative based due to the multiple stories it tells"
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde ""03 Bonnie & Clyde"" is a song recorded by American rapper Jay-Z featuring his then-girlfriend, American singer Beyoncé. It was composed by Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Prince Nelson, Tupac Shakur, Darryl Harper, Ricky Rouse and Tyrone Wrice for Jay-Z's seventh studio album """" (2002). The song was released as the album's lead single on October 10, 2002. An East Coast hip hop and R&B song, ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"" sampled its beat, lyrics, and theme from American rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 song ""Me and My Girlfriend"", and was inspired by the crime film ""Bonnie and Clyde""."
"million. Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John's and America's Second Harvest. At the same time, ""B'Day"" was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira ""Beautiful Liar"". On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé married Jay-Z. She publicly revealed their marriage in a video montage at the listening party for her third studio album, ""I Am... Sasha Fierce"", in Manhattan's Sony Club on October 22, 2008. ""I Am... Sasha Fierce"" was released on November 18, 2008, in the United States. The album formally introduces Beyoncé's alter ego Sasha"
"marriage after Jay-Z had an affair. Beyoncé suffered a miscarriage around 2010 or 2011, describing it as ""the saddest thing"" she had ever endured. She returned to the studio and wrote music in order to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Paris in order to shoot the album cover for ""4"", and unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris. In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed ""Love on Top"" and ended the performance by revealing she was pregnant. Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become"
"Trayvon Martin (Sybrina Fulton), Michael Brown (Lesley McFadden), and Eric Garner (Gwen Carr) are featured holding pictures of their deceased sons. After ""Forward"", a scene showcases a Mardi Gras Indian circling a dining table, paying homage to the culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. Jay-Z and Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy appears in home video footage at one point, as does Jay-Z's grandmother Hattie White, and Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles, who is shown with her second husband Richard Lawson on their wedding day in 2015. The film also samples work by Malcolm X, specifically an excerpt from his speech ""Who Taught You"
"dancers to perform a choreography. Other scenes show her rolling dice on her dancer's buttock and blowing her hair with a dryer. She is also seen getting out of a present box in front of a Christmas tree and dialing a phone number on her foot. The clip finishes with Beyoncé blowing a New Year whistle while wearing glasses shaped in the form of the number 2015. Throughout the whole video, the singer is seen passing through quick cuts and wardrobe changes. The scenes shot at the balcony were filmed using a fisheye camera. Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy Carter also"
"cuts and aerial views. In August 2014, another promotional video was uploaded to HBO's YouTube account. The trailer began with Beyoncé dressed as a jazz singer staring down a captive Jay-Z in the audience, whilst singing Nancy Sinatra's cover version of ""Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"". The trailer then cuts to footage of live performances from the On the Run Tour, featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z interacting. On September 21, the medley of ""Young Forever"" and ""Halo"" from the special was uploaded on Beyoncé's official YouTube channel into a seven-minute video. Michael Rothman from ABC News praised the clip"
"strange way, she turned out to be right."" Part II (On the Run) ""Part II (On the Run)"" is a song recorded by American rapper Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album ""Magna Carta Holy Grail"" (2013) featuring American singer and wife Beyoncé. The song was written by Jay-Z, James Fauntleroy, Timbaland, and J-Roc while the production was handled by the latter two. It is viewed as a sequel to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 2002 collaboration ""'03 Bonnie & Clyde"", a song which was rumored to be about their relationship. ""Part II (On the Run)"" is a slow-tempo Electro-R&B ballad instrumentally complete"
"Broken-Hearted Girl ""Broken-Hearted Girl"" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her 2008 double album ""I Am... Sasha Fierce"". Written by Beyoncé, Kenneth ""Babyface"" Edmonds, and production duo Stargate, it was initially a classic rhythm and blues song until Babyface changed the arrangement and chords. The track appears on the ""I Am..."" disc, the songs on which give a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Beyoncé's life stripped of her make-up and celebrity trappings. It is a midtempo R&B ballad accompanied by piano, strings, and drum machine beats. The lyrics describe heartache and the insecurities of love. The song was initially"
"the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers; the announcement was listed in ""Guinness World Records"" for ""most tweets per second recorded for a single event"" on Twitter, receiving 8,868 tweets per second and ""Beyonce pregnant"" was the most Googled term the week of August 29, 2011. On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. On February 1, 2017 she revealed on her Instagram account that she was expecting twins. Her announcement gained over 6.3 million ""likes"" within eight hours, breaking the world record"
"gospel-tinged chorus. Instrumentally, it consists of drums, strings, pianos, runs and hand claps. It opens with an ""echoey"" a cappella choir and it lyrically talks about Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter Blue Ivy as the singer tells that she ""brought me back to life/you bring me back to life."" ""Live in Atlantic City""s home video release for DVD and Blu-ray formats was announced on October 30, 2013 along with a trailer. During the video, it was revealed that the release included a two-disc set, with the second part, ""Live in Atlantic City"", being bonus concert footage filmed during Beyoncé's four-night residency"
"features Beyoncé dressed in a white, short-cut wedding dress whilst sitting behind and hugging Jay-Z on a motorcycle. Following the tour's announcement, it was revealed that $1 from each ticket sold and a portion of certain VIP ticket proceeds would go to the Shawn Carter Foundation (named based on Jay-Z's birth name), which would help and support existing students of the foundation that represent diverse backgrounds, and face significant barriers to success such as teen pregnancy, homelessness, poverty, former incarceration, sexual and domestic abuse, and gang membership. Fans in Houston, Texas were requested to bring preservable goods to a selected"